St. John’s Hotel

St. John’s Hotel is the brand new hotel in Gangneung, opened in 2018​as one of the biggest hotels in eastern coast area of Korea, having over 1,000 rooms.

There are the pine woods right in front of the hotel leading to Gangmun Beach.

Korean President Moon Jaein and the U.S president Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump visited the hotel during 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.​The frames of their photos and autographs are hang on the wall at the lobby.

St. John’s Hotel has an infinity pool on the 16th floor with the great ocean view.

Up to two guests a room have complementary access to the pool, one time per one night stay.Opening hours of the infinity pool is divided by 4 times as following, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. / 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. / 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. / 8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.(adults only)​You have to pay for borrowing towels at the pool, so it is recommended to bring room towels.It is said the first and second times are not crowded.

The hotel has connecting rooms for families. And it is a dog-friendly hotel.Some rooms are for guests with dogs and the hotel offers dog daycare service while the guests enjoy time out of the hotel. So we could see a few dogs in dog carriers waiting check-in at the lobby.

​Although you are not a pet-friendly person, don’t worry.Pets are allowed to access only designated areas in the hotel.

Autographs of Mr. Borut Pahor, Slovenia’s president and Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s president are hung on the wall in front of the rooms where they stayed during 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

You can enjoy Italian brunch with beautiful panoramic views​of East sea ​and Daegwallyeong at HINO’S RECIPE.

5 Star

Number of rooms1,091 rooms​Facilitiesan infinity pool, three restaurants(including the BBQ Garden), a pub&café, banquet halls, a fitness center, a sauna&spa(Jjimjilbang), a pets&kids place, glampimg sites, a convenient store.​